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Florida Economy Poll
11/19/08 - 04:06 PM
Associated Press
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Florida voters tend to be more positive when it comes to their personal financial condition despite the current economic conditions.

That’s the finding of a new poll released today by Quinnipiac University.

Fifty-six percent of the Florida voters surveyed say family finances are “excellent” or “good,” while 43 percent say they are “not so good” or “poor.”

While they are positive about their own finances, they’re more pessimistic about the future of the economy. Thirty-one percent expect things to get better in the next year, while 21 percent say they will get worse and 44 percent say they will stay the same.

Despite the fact that Florida has been one the state’s hardest hit by the housing meltdown, a Quinnipiac University spokesman says Florida voters are less pessimistic about their financial situation than those in other states.

The poll also asked voters about property taxes. 

Fifty-eight percent said that more cuts in local property taxes are needed and 73 percent believe voters should make the cuts through a referendum, as opposed to leaving it up to the Legislature.

About two-thirds (64 percent) say that local governments are acting too slow in lowering property taxes. 

The poll surveyed 1,361 Florida voters from November 11-16. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 2.7 percent.

(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press.  All Rights Reserved.)

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